FIFA has extended Juventus coach Antonio Conte's 10-month suspension for match-fixing violations to include all soccer worldwide, barring him from working at a Champions League game against Chelsea next week
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Robin van Persie declared fit for Manchester United's Premier League game against Wigan Athletic
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Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez has joined team mate Andres Iniesta on the injury list after returning from international duty with Chile with a minor leg muscle tear, the La Liga club said on Thursday
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FA chairman David Bernstein has issued an unreserved apology to the families of the 96 Liverpool fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster following the publication of an independent report into British football's darkest day
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger denies reports that he is in talks with club management over contract extension
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The FA and English football have changed immeasurably and has learnt many lessons in the last 23 years, FA says
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Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben a major doubt for Bundesliga game with Mainz due to minor groin injury suffered during warm up of Netherlands' World Cup qualifier with Hungary
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Andres Iniesta returned from Spain international duty with a muscle strain in his right leg and will be out for between 10 and 15 days, his club Barcelona said on Wednesday
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Cristiano Ronaldo is concentrating on playing well for Real Madrid and is not agitating to improve the terms of his contract with the Spanish champions, the Portugal forward said on Wednesday
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British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he was "profoundly sorry" for failures and cover-ups in the wake of the 1989 Hillsborough soccer disaster in which 96 spectators died after a crowd crush in the stadium
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The 96 fans died when they were crushed and suffocated in a standing-room-only section of the Hillsborough football stadium during a major soccer match, an FA Cup semifinal against Nottingham Forest on April 15, 1989
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Kagawa is set to undergo tests on his return to Old Trafford although he is likely to be a doubt for Saturday's home game against Wigan Athletic in the Premier League
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Argentina draw 1-1, lead South American World Cup qualifying group group by one point
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Frank Lampard rescued a point for England when he scored an 87th minute penalty to force a 1-1 draw with Ukraine in their Group H World Cup qualifier at Wembley on Tuesday
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Italy laboured to a scrappy 2-0 win in their Group B World Cup qualifier against Malta in Modena on Tuesday, with an early strike from Mattia Destro and a late Federico Peluso header enough to earn them the three points
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Franck Ribery scored one goal and set up another as France beat Belarus 3-1 at the Stade de France to maintain their perfect start in World Cup qualifying Group I on Tuesday
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Germany survived a torrid first half against neighbours Austria before Marco Reus and Mesut Ozil scored either side of halftime to give them a 2-1 win in their 2014 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday
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Roberto Soldado snatched a late winner as Spain began the defence of their world title with a 1-0 victory away to an ultra-defensive Georgia in a Group I qualifier on Tuesday.
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Russia will drop two of 13 cities bidding to stage matches for the 2018 World Cup, head of the local organising committee (LOC) Vitaly Mutko said on Tuesday
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Striker Luis Fabiano has earned a Brazil recall for the first time since the 2010 World Cup after being named in the squad to play Argentina in a friendly later this month
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